Lewis J. Powers

Lewis J. Powers
15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1879[1] – 1880[1]
Preceded by Emerson Wight
Succeeded by William H. Haile
Member of the
Springfield, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[2]
In office
1874[2] – 1875[2]
Member of the
Springfield, Massachusetts
Common Council[2]
In office
1862[2] – 1862[2]
In office
1867[2] – 1867[2]
In office
1869[2] – 1869[2]
Personal details
Born January 15, 1837[2]
Springfield, Massachusetts[2]
Died September 15, 1915[1]
Springfield, Massachusetts[1][2]
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Martha Bangs[3]
Children Frank Bangs Powers[3]
Profession Paper manufacturer[1]
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Lewis J. Powers (January 15, 1837 – September 15, 1915) was an American businessman and politician who served in both branches of the city council and as the 15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1880.

Political offices
Preceded by
Emerson Wight		 15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
1879–1880		 Succeeded by
William H. Haile

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f The New York Times (September 16, 1915), "Lewis J. Powers.", The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. 11. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m King, Moses (1884), King's Handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts: A Series of Monographs Historical and Descriptive, Springfield, Ma: James D. Gill, p. 326. 
  3. ^ a b Cutter, William Richard (1916), Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical—Genealogical, Volume 12, New York, N. Y., Boston, Ma: American Historical Society (Inc.), p. 160.